Sarah's Bridal Fashion Portraits

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away .... ok, ok. In April my friend Sarah was in Wichita and we put together a fun bridal fashion session with the help of a few vendors.


It is a rare treat for me to see Miss Sarah, because she lives far, far away. We've known each other for eons. As a matter of fact, I have memories of us as little girls, playing dress up. Sarah is an extremely animated person, and would make the biggest show out of having ME pose for HER as a model while she pretended to take my photo. I smile at that memory, and it seemed to be a preview of our lives as adults. Only it was Sarah doing the modeling and me doing the photographing.


It was COLD COLD COLD on April 7 when we headed around Wichita to some locations for some bridal fashion portraits, but she handled it like a pro.


Doesn't she look like a pro? I told her if she ever wants to give up teaching high school, I'm sure we could find her a job in the modeling world. ;)


Pam from The Flower Factory was extremely generous and loaned us a bunch of bridal bouquets for the shoot. Thanks, Pam! You can check out their blog HERE.


To get out of the cold, we eventually sought refuge in The Scottish Rite Temple. Thanks, Lisa!


And I MUST remember to tell you that all of our dresses were on loan from Diane and her ladies at Simplistic Bride. A BIG thanks for your generosity!


My last nod is to Sarah, who was a trooper ... modeling 5 dresses over the course of a grueling day. We had fun, but I think we both took naps after our adventure was over!


I know I've shown this shot before, but I just adore it and think a bright pair of shoes REALLY pop against a white dress. Ladies, GO BOLD with your wedding shoes!

I had the great pleasure to photograph another high fashion bridal session a few weeks ago, but it's UNDER WRAPS for now ... but believe me, I'm DYING to share it with the blogging world!

Lastly, I know it's more of a southern tradition to have bridal portraits done before the wedding and show off a BIG print of the bride in her dress, but if anyone is interested in doing some killer on-location, high fashion bridal, DO contact us via our Web site. If you'd rather do it afterwards, we can do that as well! We don't always have time on the actual wedding day to take an hour or more to photograph you in your fabulous dress (and I KNOW you spent eons picking out "the perfect dress").

Happy Wednesday!

Cristina + Josh's Engagement Session

Different. Artsy. Fun.

These were the three words Cristina told me she wanted to describe her wedding photos when we sat down for a consultation about 10 days ago.


I hate to "count my chickens before they hatch," so to speak, but I think our session from Sunday night was all three of the things Cristina and Josh wanted.

I simply *adore* how these two interact.


They're snuggly ...


cuddly ...


serious ...


but they also make each other LAUGH.


This last photo has a bit of texture on it ... sort of fun.

Cristina and Josh, you two were TROOPERS for rocking out your session in some EXTREMELY hot weather. Mike and I are looking forward to your October wedding. I'm sure the temperatures will be much cooler!

Please CLICK HERE to enjoy my favorite photos from your session.

Sassy!

That's just one word to describe last night's engagement session with Cristina and Josh. The shoes say it all, don't they? ;)


One more photo for now. I have a TON of editing to do!

Calling Class of 2010!!!!!

Hey juniors, it's that time of year. You're practically seniors anyway, so let's talk about senior portraits. :)


This summer is BUSY, so call quikly to book:

Salina : 785.404.2802
Wichita : 316.371.7846
Toll Free : 866.562.3042

You can also contact us through our Web site.

ps-some of our readers aren't in the Wichita or Salina area and might wonder if we travel. The answer is YES we travel for senior portraits!

Shauna + James' Wedding Album IS IN!!!!!!!

Seeing double? Yup! Since Shauna and James opted to add pages to their spectacular wedding album, I wanted to give them a little "thank you" gift. (It'll be easier to stick in your purse and show off at work than the big album, Shauna!)

Isn't the 5x5 size ADORABLE!??!??!?? :)

It was in a few weeks ago (before their anniversary) but I've been busy and am catching up on blogging, OK?)


An exact copy, but half the size. Cute!


Opening page ... lovely!


Even with more elaborate design, it still rocks at a 5x5 size!

Fr. Joshua's Ordination

Last week, I found myself again on assignment at Sacred Heart Cathedral for an ordination. Working for Doug at The Register is always a nice change of pace.

Of course, it's been awhile since I've had a newspaper assignment, so I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that I forgot how quickly the turnaround and deadline is. So it was Monday morning (if I photograph on a Saturday, I generally take off Sunday and Monday). I was standing in my garden, decked out in my stylin' gardening galoshes, watering my plants (from our rain barrel) when I remembered DOUG NEEDS PHOTOS BY NOON.

I had done most of the editing over the weekend, and had to add some caption information, and all was well.

Above is one of my absolute FAVORITE photos from the day. I smile every time I see it, because how many times have I seen a kiddo try to hijack communion? Many. But this is the first time I've actually captured it with my camera.


Part of being a photojournalist is showing up early ... and when you do, there are these quiet little moments, like Fr. Jarett blessing Deacon Joshua ... I just love capturing these quiet little moments that not many people get to see.


I also love this photo ... but it's a bit abstract. In the foreground is the stole Fr. Joshua wore as a deacon. When he was robed as a priest, it was placed on the communion rail ... and so I captured this image of the stole in the foreground (the old life) and in the background, Fr. Joshua is participating in the consecration for the first time as a priest. As I said, the photo takes a bit explaining, but I like it.

Finally, please CLICK HERE to check out my highlights of the ordination.

ps-for those of you curious about the music used in this slideshow, you may check it out by CLICKING HERE. A very good friend of mine who attends St. Mary gave me the CD ... and I am beyond excited to witness/photograph his ordination to the diaconate in about one year!

Baby Kara

On Friday, I had the pleasure of heading to Hutchinson to photograph Darren and Michelle's adorable daughter, Kara.

Isn't this nursery fantastic? Yes, the color is our Heartland green, but it's *just* a coincidence ... I SWEAR!!!! ;)


Isn't this a fantastic mother/daughter snuggle? I just ADORE this photo!


Our regular blog readers might think the faces are familiar, and you are right .... Darren is Lori's brother. I think little Kara gets her eyes from her daddy's side of the family. She has the same eyes as Daddy Darren and Auntie Lori.


Of course, having your portrait taken is tough work, even for a 10-week old.


Aaaaaaaand, I would be remiss if I didn't mention Darren and Michelle's fur baby, Abby. She was full of wiggles and kisses.

Now it's time to show off a stellar slideshow of the session. Please CLICK HERE to enjoy your slideshow!